Places ktsteller Wants to Go

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.